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Japan to smooth foreign pilots’ path to flight licenses
In a bid to secure foreign pilots who can start work immediately as demand for flights returns, the ...
November 3, 2022
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Japanese victim of Itaewon crush was ‘bright, dependable’
A Tokyo university expressed its condolences Tuesday over the death of freshman An Kozuchi, 18, one ...
November 2, 2022
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717 individuals, 29 organizations to be honored with fall medals
The government on Wednesday published a list of 717 individuals and 29 organizations that are to rec...
November 2, 2022
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Preschooler falls from Chiba condo
A child fell from the 25th floor of a large apartment building in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, on Wednes...
November 2, 2022
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“Onigiri” photos bring 6.8 mil. meals to children in Africa, Asia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — “Onigiri” rice ball photos posted on social media through a campaign launched i...
November 2, 2022
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South Sudan Olympian trains in Japan, seeking Paris podium, peace in homeland
AMI, Ibaraki — A South Sudanese Olympian is back in Japan to train, his sights set on taking the pod...
November 2, 2022
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Crafters arrested after selling handmade items with Hermes, Levi’s logos
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, handmaking things at home has become popular. But the hobby has...
November 1, 2022
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Japan’s entertainment agency Johnny & Associates vice president Hideaki Takizawa resigns
Johnny & Associates, Inc., Japan’s leading entertainment agency, announced Tuesday that its vice pre...
November 1, 2022
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Traditional Japanese dances likely to be registered as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO
“Furyu odori,” a collection of 41 traditional Japanese dances, is expected to be registered as an in...
November 1, 2022
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Sales of New Year’s postcards begin
Sales of New Year’s postcards for 2023 began at post offices nationwide on Tuesday. At the Kyoto Cen...
November 1, 2022
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Alcohol detected in bus driver after eating steamed cake
The city of Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture issued a reprimand to a city bus driver in his 40s due to ...
November 1, 2022
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Tokyo’s Shibuya under security on Halloween after Seoul crush
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo’s busy Shibuya district was put under high security on Halloween on Monda...
November 1, 2022
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Political, business leaders exchange views on enhancing Japan-U.S. relations
Political and business leaders from Japan and the United States exchanged views on strengthening Jap...
November 1, 2022
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Ukrainian woman who fled to Japan determined not to ‘just be taken care of’
Determined to help people and “not just be taken care of,” a Ukrainian woman living in Japan has tak...
November 1, 2022
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Traditional craft “rakes in” good fortune
An artisan decorates kumade rakes with various ornaments in late October in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. ...
November 1, 2022
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